Women's Hockey

Despite Offensive Barrage, Women’s Hockey Falls Narrowly to Harvard in Season’s Ivy League Finale

By Alexis Rogers and Eli Kwait · Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026

Though an early deficit didn’t phase Cornell (14-10-2, 10-7-1 ECAC) — the Red put up a consistent offensive front and notched a tying tally on the power play to end the first period — Harvard’s second-frame lead-taking goal and its netminder’s 48-save performance proved to be difference-makers in a frustrating 3-1 loss.

Five Goal Outburst Propels No. 12 Women’s Hockey in First Shutout Win in 19 Games Over Dartmouth

By Tyler Goldberg · Friday, Jan. 30, 2026

CORNELL NOTES | No. 12 Women’s Hockey Faces Final Ivy League Foes, Fortino ’13 Named to Italian Olympic Team

By Eli Fastiff · Friday, Jan. 30, 2026

No. 12 Women’s Hockey Shut Out by No. 6 Quinnipiac for Second Time

By Eli Kwait · Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026

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No. 12 Women’s Hockey Erupts for Six Goals in Dominant Win Over No. 7 Princeton

By Eli Fastiff · Friday, Jan. 23, 2026

“You’ve been playing really well five-on-five,” Derraugh said to his team midway through the second frame. “Let’s continue to do that and keep ourselves out of the box, or we’re gonna put ourselves in a bad spot.”

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CORNELL NOTES: As At-Large Hopes Slip Away, No. 12 Women’s Hockey’s Focus Shifts to Preparing for ECAC Tournament

By Eli Fastiff · Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026

“We’re at a point now where we pretty much are going to have to win the ECAC tournament to get in the NCAA Tournament, or at least get to the [ECAC] championship game,” said head coach Doug Derraugh ’91.

Third Period Collapse Sinks No. 12 Women’s Hockey in Final Non-Conference Matchup

By Tyler Goldberg · Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026

“[I] thought we had our chances in the first and second and couldn't score,” Derraugh said. “And when you [have] a player like [Janecke], you can't give them that kind of time and space.”

Penalties Doom No. 10 Women’s Hockey in 3-1 Road Loss to No. 13 Yale

By Eli Fastiff · Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026

“You’re going to get calls against you when you are on the road,” said head coach Doug Derraugh ’91. “[We] just have to be smarter.”

‘We Kind of Have Our Mojo Back’: Good Vibes Grow as No. 10 Women’s Hockey Downs Brow, 3-1

By Eli Fastiff · Friday, Jan. 16, 2026

“I think it’s been sort of a tale of three seasons,” said head coach Doug Derraugh ’91 “I think since we’ve come back from break, we’ve been rebuilding that form that we had at the start of the year. And I think we're starting to get there.”

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CORNELL NOTES: No. 10 Women’s Hockey Hits the Road to Take on Ivy Foes Yale, Brown

By Eli Fastiff · Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026

The Red (11-6-2, 7-4-1 ECAC) will face off against Brown and No. 13 Yale, with major NCAA Percentage Index, ECAC and Ivy League standings implications.

Trio of Women’s Hockey Alumnae Named to Olympic Rosters

By Eli Fastiff · Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026

Brianne Jenner ’15 was named to the Canadian Olympic women’s hockey team for the fourth time, tying Albert Hall ’56 and Rebecca Johnston ’12 for the school record in Olympic appearances.

No. 10 Women’s Hockey Returns to ‘Identity’ in Victory Over St. Lawrence

By Alexis Rogers · Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026

“We’ve just got to stick with it and keep showing up every day.”

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Women’s Hockey Breaks Out of Offensive Slump in Thrilling 5-5 Tie Versus Clarkson

By Eli Fastiff · Friday, Jan. 9, 2026

“We’ve been trying to find ways to score more goals. We did that,” said head coach Doug Derraugh ’91. “Unfortunately, we didn’t keep [the puck] out of our own net enough. So we’ve got to find that balance.”

CORNELL NOTES: Consistency Key to Second Half of Conference Play, as No. 10 Women’s Hockey Readies to Host No. 11 Clarkson, St. Lawrence.

By Eli Fastiff · Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026

“I think overall, in the first half, just from a record standpoint, we’re in pretty good shape,” said head coach Doug Derraugh ’91.

Late Penalty Call Sinks Women’s Hockey in 1-0 Loss to No. 4 Penn State

By Eli Fastiff · Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025

On Tuesday in State College, Pennsylvania, the difference between a tie, win or a heartbreaking loss seemingly came down to a single call from the referees.

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‘I Don’t Really Think We’ve Been on This End of It for a While’: What to Make of Women’s Hockey’s Recent Struggles

By Eli Fastiff · Monday, Dec. 8, 2025

“I don’t think any team in our league is good enough to have those lapses. It was almost maybe too easy early on and maybe we were rolling too good, and that message — even though you try to get that across to them as a coach — doesn’t resonate until you start having these tough patches.”

No. 8 Women’s Hockey’s Second Period Lapse Against No. 11 Princeton Leads to First Ivy League Loss in Two Seasons

By Alexis Rogers · Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025

“One of the things our team is learning is that there’s such a small room for margin of error."

No. 8 Women’s Hockey Shut Out At Home For First Time In Three Years By No. 9 Quinnipiac

By Eli Kwait · Friday, Dec. 5, 2025

Women’s hockey outshot Quinnipiac 34-18, had three power-play chances to the Bobcats one, and dominated play throughout the second half of the game. But faced with a red-hot goaltender, Cornell could not find a way to put the puck in the back of the net.

CORNELL NOTES: No. 8 Women’s Hockey Set to Face No. 9 Quinnipiac and No. 11 Princeton in Crucial Midseason Test

By Eli Fastiff · Friday, Dec. 5, 2025

“Two of the best teams in the country coming into town this weekend, it will be a real test to see where we’re at right now,” Derraugh said.

Another Split Leads to More Questions Than Answers: Three Takeaways From Women’s Hockey’s Vermont Weekend

By Eli Fastiff · Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025

The weekend marked a new way for the Red to be inconsistent, but also demonstrated the team’s resilience. After five straight games away from Lynah Rink, the pieces are there for a return to the strong early season form for Cornell.